Material shoveling, transporting, and trucking machine



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MTEBIAL SHOfVELING, TRANSPORTING, AND TRUCKING' MACHINE.

Application led November 23, 1922. Serial No. 602,871.

object the provision of an improved ma-V chine for the aforesaid purpose.

According to the invention the improved machine comprisesa truck provided with its own means of propulsion, a mechanically operated shovel, an elevator for transferring the material being dealt with from the shovel to a conveyor, designed to deliver the raised material into trucks for transportation, or to where else desired.

Thevmain features of the invention comprise the construction and operation of the shovel, the means for mounting thelatter so as to enable it to be adjusted horizontally and vertically to suit its work and the conv struction and means for enabling the conveyor to be adjusted, whereby the delivery of the material from same can be'varied at will.

The shovel comprises a frame between the side members of which `blades are arranged to operate longitudinally of the shovel for the purpose of working the material towards the elevator which ascends from the rear of the shovel.

The shovel blades are operated in two sets through an inclined drive from the motor of the machine, alternate blades being simultaneously withdrawn against the action of springs, and then released to jump forward into the heap of coal or the like being dealt with. The upper surfaces of the shovel blades.. are formed with ridges or projections thereon, designed to give the coal or the like a tendency to work towards the centre of the shovel, in order to prevent its being worked over thesides of the latter, by the quick indrawing strokes of the blades, and the still quicker return strokes thereof.

The shovel is mounted onv the lower end of girder bars, supportedat their upper ends from a pillar at one side of the truck and rising from a worm wheel placed on the dat on a slide voperable in `horizontal guides lengthways of' the machine.

Screws extending lengthways of the maf chine, engage the worm wheel at diametri- .cally opposite points and are capable of being operated to impart turnlng movement to the Worm wheel and kthe pillar for the purpose of swinging the shovel laterally and also so as to cause the slide which carries the worm wheel to be given movement through the latter longitudinally of the ma# chine, in order that the shovel may be drawn inwards orbe projected from the machine, when required.

The upper conveyor comprises an endless belt passing around end rollers and intermediate supporting rollers inclined to give the belt a trough like cross sectional shape said rollers being mounted on a telescopic frame, one member of which is provided with trunnions, adapted to rest in supports rising from the top of the truck, whereby the upper side of said conveyor can be given a slope. y

Projections :from the telescopic frame enter slotted members rising from the truck,

said members being provided with screws and hand wheels, to facilitate and control the adjustment of the conveyor.

Provision is made for taking up the slack of the endless belt, when'the latter is shortened by providing a sliding roller operable .in horizontal guides below the moving member of the telescopic frame. The endless belt after it leaves the roller at the delivery end of the conveyor passes below the telescopic frame and then around driving rollers and outwards to pass around the sliding roller before returning to the roller at the material receiving end-of the conveyor. The extension and contraction of the upper conveyor is performed'by the operation of a handwheel on a shaft carrying drums around which ropes are wound in reverse directions, one of said-ropes being attached to the telescopic frame so that on the handwheel being turned to wind in said rope the upper conveyor is caused to lengthen or to extend, while the other ropes which are attached to the bearings of the sliding roller, are allowed to unwind. Reverse turning movement of the aforesaid handwheel causes the ropes attached to the bearings-of the sliding roller to be wound in, the effect of which 1s to draw the sliding roller out- Wards and shorten. the conveyor, while during such movement, the rope attached to the telescopic frame is unwound from its drum.

The machine is,` provided with gearing clutches, levers, handwheels, and other necessary mechanism essential for the operation and control ofv the machine underpower, or by hand.

The machine will now be described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which zl Figure 1 is an elevation of the complete machine. l

Figure 2 an enlarged part sectional elevation of the machine.

Figure 3 is a detail view in sectional elevation of the gearing for imparting reciprocatory motion to the shovel blades. a

Figure 4 a plan view of the gearing shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 a cross section (enlarged) of the conveyor, taken on the line F-F, Figure 1.

Figure v6 is a sectional plan view taken on the line E-E, Figure 2.

Figure 7 a cross sectional elevation of the machine taken on the line C-C, -Fi rc2.

Figure 8 is a part cross sectiona elevation of the machine taken on the line H--I-I, Figure 2.

Figure 9 an enlarged part sectional elevationV of the adjustable conveyor `supporting means taken on the line D-D, Figure 2.y

Figure 10 is a part sectional plan view on the line K K, Figure 2.

Figure 11 1s a' part. sectional elevation 'taken`on the line L-LL, Fi re 10..

Figure 12 a plan view of t e shovel, shown broken.

Figure 13 is a part lon itudinal sectional elevation (enlarged) of te shovel.

Figure 14 a side elevation of theshovel.

Figure 15 an enlarged cross' sectional levation of-'the shovel on lineA-A,Figure Figure 16 an. enlarged sectional elevation of the shovel taken on line B-'-B, Figure 12. Figure 17 is a perspective view of a shovel blade.'

Figure 18 a erspective view of one of the sliding shovel ars. Figure 19 a perspective v View of another of the sliding shovel bars.

lFtiagure 20 a perspective view ofthe guide p a Figure 21 apart sectional elevation of the uppenconveyor.

Figure 22 a part sectional plan `View of the same.

.17, 18 which face each other,

Figures 23 and 24 are an elevation and plan view respectively of means for locking the gear shifting levers.

The machine comprises a truck 1 mounted on flanged wheels 2 adapted to run on rails 3, said wheels 2 being a fixture on their axles 4.

The wheels 2 are driven to cause the machine -to travel along the rails 3 from an electric motor 5 drawing energy from a battery located at 6 (Figure 6) the motor shaft 5 being mounted crossways of the truck and having keyed thereon a worm- 7 which Ydrives 'a worm wheel 8 keyed on the upper end of a short vvertical shaft 9 (Figures 2 and 6) on .the lower portion of which bevel wheels 10, 11 are mounted so as to be capable of being slid thereon, but always .turning with same. horizontal shaft 12 on oneend of which is keyed a bevel wheel 13 which meshes with a bevel wheel 14 keyedon the axle 4 of the first pairv of wheels 2. .The axle 4- of the other pair owheels- 2 vis driven from the bevel wheel 14 of the first pair of wheels 2, through further bevel wheels y15 keyed on a further horizontal shaft 16, one. of said wheels 15| meshing with thewheel 14 on the axle 4 of the first pair of wheels 2, while the other of said wheels 15 meshes with a further bevel wheel 14 of the axle 4 of the other pair of wheels 2L Slidably mounted on the shaft-12 but turning therewith area pair of bevel y'wheels the wheel v17 having formed on its inner yface a bevel wheel 17a of smaller diameter, while the wheel 18 has likewise formed on its inner face a bevel wheel 18l of smaller diameter. These wheels'17, 18 are mounted ina sliding fork.19, vso as to always move together inwhatever direction the sliding fork 19 is' moved 4the latter being connected to the lower end. of a lever 20, fulcrumed atI 2()l and connected atits upper end to a rod 21, which is actuated from an yoperating foot lever 22. The bevel wheel 10 is held in the forked lower end of avertical rod 23 connected at its upper end to one leg of a bell crank lever 24, the other leg of which is connected by a rod 25 with an operating hand lever 26.

Similarly the bevel wheel 11-is held in the forked lower end of a vertical rod 27, connected at its upper end to one leg of a bell crank lever 28 the latter being connected by a rod 29 with an operating hand lever 30.

By sliding the wheels `17 and 18, so that the wheel 17 meshes with the wheel 10, or so that thesmaller wheel 17* meshes with the wheel 11, while the wheel 18 and its smaller wheel 18n clear said wheels 10, 11 the truck. 1 is vcaused to travel along the rails 3 in one direction, while on the other hand if the wheels 17, 18 be moved so that the wheel Below the vertical shaft 9 is a amasse- 18, or. its smaller wheel 18a meshes with the wheel l0 or 11 respectively, travel of the truck in the reverse direction is brought about.

When the wheel 10 is lowered so as to mesh with either the wheel 17 or 18, a slow travelling speed is obtained and if the wheel 1'1 be lowered to mesh with either of the smaller wheels 17a, 18a, a faster travelling speed is obtained.

ln order to prevent the possibility of both of the wheels 10, 11 being lowered or broughtinto use at the same time, the hand levers 26, 30 are provided with a lock'31, whereby only one of them can be operated at a time.

The lock 31 (Figures 23 and 24) comprises a horizontal bell crank lever mounted so that when in the position shown in full, the lever 26 cannot be moved, owing lto one of the legs of said bell crank lever ,engaging against the hand lever 30, and similarly when Athe bell crank lever occupies the position. shown dotted, the lever 26 is freed,

while the lever 30 becomes locked against y movement.

ln order to provide for adjustment of the running wheels2 to suit tracks of different gauges, the wheels 2 on the side of the truck opposite to that on which the shafts 12 and 16 are mounted, are fitted so as to Abe slidable on the axles 4. l To enable the said wheels to be so slid -and yet turn with the axles 4, the latter are provided with feather keys 32, on which key ways in the hubs of the wheels pass, said feather keys 32 con-taining a series of holes 32 in their outer surfaces into any of which holes setscrews 33 passing through the wheel hubs can be screwed in order to lock the wheels against lateral movement on the axles 4, once theyI have been adjusted' to the gauge required.

A handwheel 34 lthrough which the screwed upper end of a rod'35 passes is capable of being turned to raise or to lower said rod, in order lto impart movement to a lever 36 keyed on a cross shaft 37 for they purpose of causing brake blocks 38 to press against, or towbe movedl from Contact with the wheels 2 at the same'side of the truck vas the shafts 12 and 16.

' The shovel is mounted atthe lower ends lof inclined girder bars 40 and stays 41 (Figures 1, 2, 6 and 12) attached at their upper ends to a pillar 39, located at the end of the truck 1 remote from the motor 5. At said end of the truck and slidable horizontally lengthwaysof the truck, between vertical side members 1 vof the latter (Figure 9) are upper and lower slides 42, 43. These slides are clamped or held together, and also on guides 44 on the inner sides of the vertical side members 1**l by bolts 45.`

0n the lower slide 43 a worm wheel 46 is arranged, said wheel containing radial slots 46a through which the bolts 45 pass and having projecting through the slide 43 a boss 47 which is screwed to take a nut 47a.

v is accommodated at its ends in recesses 48a in the raised portion of the wheel 46 in order to ensure the latter and the pillar 39 turning'v together horizontally, the recessesA 46d are made deeper than the diameter of the pin 48 and extend both above and below the latter when it is horizontal in order to permit the pillar 39 to have slight rocking movement in the direction of the pin 48.

rlhe upper' ends of the girder bars 40 are connected to the pillar 39 by a pin 4()a passing yhorizontally through the latter while the stays 41 are connected to said pillar 39 a distance above the upper ends of the girder bars 40.`

Looselyi mounted on. the pillar 39 is a bevel wheel 49 having formed integral with its underside' a smaller bevel wheel 49a, which meshes with a. bevelled wheel 51a on the inclined driving shaft 50 to the shovel, said shaft 50 being mounted in bearings 5()a secured between the upper and lower ends of the girder bars 41.

rlhe larger bevel wheel 49 meshes with a bevel wheel 51 (Figures 6 and 9) keyed on the inner end of a short horizontal shait 52- mounted in a bolt 45, a further bevel wheel 53 being keyed on the outer end of said shaft 52.

The bevel 53 meshes with a further bevel wheel 54 (Figures 2, 6 and 9) slidably mounted on and turning with a shaft 55 eX- tending longitudinally of the truck 1, said shaft 55 having mounted on its end remote from the pillar' 39 a bevel wheel 56 which also turns with the shaft 55 and is capable of -being slid into or out of driving engagement with a bevel wheel 57 keyed on the shaft 5a of the motor 5. e

A bracket 548 projecting downwards from the upper slide 42 grips the wheel 54 and while permitting the latter to turn, prevents it from sliding on the shaft 55 except when the slide 42 is given movement lengthways 'or' the machine.

The operation of the inclined shaft 50 which transmits to the shovel the necessary motion for actuating the bladesthereof, is controlled from the hand lever 58 through a rod 59 'to a lever 60 (Figure 2) which is fulcrumed at 60u and has a forked lower end to engage the boss of the wheel 56, movement of the lever 60 causing the wheel 56 to slide on the shaft 55 into or out of engagement with the wheel 57, according to the operation of the hand lever 58.

In order to ermit the shovel to be projected from the machine, or to be drawn into same, when required, 4means are provided for imparting movement `lengthways lof the machine to the slides 42, 43 and pa'rts carried thereon.

These means comprise screws 61 running lengthways of the truck and engaging the worm wheel 46 at diametrically opposite points.

Between one of the screws 61 and the shaft 12 a chain drive 62 is provided (Figures 2, 6 and 7) the sprocket wheel 6.3 on the shaft 12being attached to a tapered male clutch section 64 loosely 'mounted on said shaft 12 but having no end movement thereon.

A female clutch section 65 surrounding said shaft is tapered to fit on the male section 64, and-is mounted so as to slide on and always turn with said shaft-12.

The female clutch section 65 is operated to engage the male section 64 and lock the sprocket 63 to the shaft l12 and so drive the screw 61. from a hand lever 66, which is connected by a rod 67 to a lever 68 fulcrumed at 68a and having a forked lower end which engages the female clutch section 65.

The latter can therefore be operated tol cause the screw 61 to turn with the shaft 12, or so that it will remain stationary.; The other screw 61 is driven from the first screw 61 through bevel gear 69 (Figures and 7) a and a single bevel wheel 72 keyed on the end of the screw.

The wheels 71 are slidably mounted on the shaft 70 and both turn with same, only one at a time meshing with the .wheel 72.

When the inner end of the wheels 71 is in mesh with the wheel 72 both screws 61 turn in the same direction and move-ment of the worm wheel 46 slides 42, 43 and parts attached thereto lengthways of the machine is obtained.

lhen the outer of the wheels 71 meshes 'with the wheel 72, the screws 61 turn in reverse direction and rotation is imparted to the worm wheel 46 and pillar 39, thereby causing lateral or swinging movement to be imparted to the shovel.

The wheels 71 are slid on the shaft 70. to cause the screws 61 to rotate in theL same or opposite directions bythe operation of a hand leverv 73, -connected by a rod 74 with one leg of a bell crank lever 75 the other leg of which transmits movement through a further bell crank lever 76 (Figure 7) operating a sliding cross rod 77, carrying forks 7 7 engaging the wheels 71.

shaft 70, a pair of bevel wheels 71 The direction of rotation of the screws 61 can be reversed by sliding the wheels 17, 18`

on the shaft 12, and the speed can also be varied by changing the wheels 10, 11.

Lateral or swinging movement of the shovel can also be caused by turning the hand wheel 78 the latter havin keyed on the lower end of its shaft 78a a evel wheel 79 which transmits motion through bevel wheels to a bevel wheel 80 keyed on one end of a horizontal shaft 81. A further bevel wheel 82 keyed on the other end of the shaft 81 meshes with a bevel wheel 82a on the upper end of a vertical shaft 83 the latter havin keyed on its lower end a further bevel w eel 84' which meshes with the bevel wheel 69 on the screw' 61.

Raising or lowering or vertical adjustment of the shovel, is carried out by rocking or moving the pillar 39 on the worm wheel 46 in the direction of the line of projection'of the shovelfrom the truck. The means provided for obtaining this vertical adjustment comprise a hand wheel 85 mounted on the upper end of a hollow shaft 86 which surrounds the shaft.78 of the wheel 78. On the lower end of the hollow shaft 86 is a bevel wheel 87 which meshes with a bevel wheel 88 on a shaft 89 the latter driving through chain wheels 90 and a chain 91, a shaft 92 parallel with the shaft 89 (Figures 2, 7, 10 and 11).

The shaft 92 drives through bevel gears' 93, 93a a cross shaft 94 mounted on'the upper slide 42, the wheel 93 turning with said shaft and being caused to slide thereon with the guide 42 by a bracket 95.

The cross shaft 94 yhas formed or keyed thereon worms 96 each of which works in worm wheels 97 screwed internally to work on screwed portions of horizontal shafts 98 capable of end movement in supports 99 on the slide 42. The shafts 98 are provided with bearings 98a for the ends of a yoke 100 which passes around the outside of the pillar 39.

The internally .screwed worm wheels 97 are held against lateral or side movement by being located between a support 99 and a cross member 99a on the slide 42.

On turning the hand wheel 85 the rotary motion transmitted through the wheels 93, 93El from the longitudinal shaft 92 to the cross shaft 94 causes the worms 96 to turn the internally screwed worm wheels 97 on the screwed shafts 98, with the result that the latter are given end movement to either cause the yoke 100 to exert a pullon the pillar 39 whereby the shovel is raised, or to allow the pillar 39 to move in the reverse direction under the weight ofthe descending shovel. .Movement of the pillar 39 in the line of projection of the shovel from the truck is permitted by an opening by the bars 105 and 106 moviig 101 in the upper slide 42, and an opening 102 in the top of the truck.

The feathering of the wheel 93 on the longitudinal shaft 92, preserves the engagement of the wheels 93 and 93 with each other, when the slides 42, 43 and parts attached thereto are moved inwards or outwards on the screws 61 turning in the same direction.

The shovel (Figures 1, 3, and 12 to 20) comprises a frame 103 mounted on the lower or outer ends of the girder bars 40 vand in which operate lengthways of the shovel, the blades 104.

The blades y104 are formed as shown in (Figure 17) each alternate blade' being mounted on a sliding bar 105 slotted as shown in' Figure 18 while the other of said blades 104 are each mounted on a sliding bar 106 slotted as shown in Fi re 19.

The upper surfaces of the `b ades 104 are formed with inclinedcross ribs or projections 104, 'all the ribs or on the blades 104 to one si e of the centre of the shovel running in the same direction towards the centre of thel shovels outer edge and all the ribs or projections 104 on the blades 104 at the other side of the shovel centrealso running in the same direction and towards the centre of the shovels outer ed e. e

The outer ents of the blades 104 are sharpened as shown in the drawing.

The sliding bars 105 and 106 work between guide plates 107 slotted as shown in Figure 20 said 'plates being secured edgeways between upper and lower plates 108 109a respectivell The bars 105 and 106y are in each case, recessed in both sides to accommodate and work on the guide plates 107 and are also made with less height or depth at their rear portions to provide a space 108a (Figures 13 and 16) between their, upper edges and the blades 104, said space being necessar because when 'the blades 104 move baclwards, they pass above the upper plates 108,

while the sliding bars 105 and 106pass below same.

Compression springs 109 placed between the gulde plates 107, and located between the rear ends of the bars 105 and 106' and the back of the frame 103 are compressed rearwards.

Alternate blades 104 are rawn ybackwards together against the action vof their springs 109,- bvmovement of cross bars 110, 111 one above the other and both of which pass throu h the slots in the bars 105 and 106, andthe s otted guide plates 107, the slots in the latter being equal in depth to the widest` portions ofthe slots in the bars .105 and 106, or ,to the thickness of vboth cross bars '110, 111.

The ends of the up er cross bar 110 are secured in slide bloc s 110'* operated by roj ections 104a rods 112, and working lengthways of the shovel in guides in the side members of the frame 103 thereof, while the Iends of the lower cross bar 111 are secured in slide blocks 111a operable in guides in said frame members by rods 113. v

The cross bars 110, 111 are moved rearwards alternately by means which will shortly be described and when the upper bar 110 moves rearwards i't engages ch sliding bar 106 that is each alternate bar at 106, it forces them all with the blades 104 they carry back together against the actions of their springs 109, the wider portions of the slots in said bars 106 passing on 'the cross bar 111 and not interfering with or actuating same. The bars106 and blades 104 secured thereto are shot forward again by the action of the springs 109 on 'a release to be hereinafter described being effected.

Similarly'when the lower bar 111 is moved rearwards it engages each bar 105 that is each Aalternate bar at 105, and moves them all with the blades 104 they carry rearwards against the action of the springs 109, to be shot forward a ain by the latter mi a release as aforesaid eing eiiec'ted.

The rods 112 of the upper cross bar 110 are connected to a bridle 114 at the rear 0f the'shovel, said bridle passing through a cross head 115 operable in guides 116 provided in the lower portions of the girder bars 40 which support the shovel (Figures 3 and 4).

The rods 113 of the lower er bar 111 are connected to a 'bridle 117 at the rear of the shovel said bridle cw through' a cross head 118 operable inl ides 119 in the lower portions of the gir er bars..

Each cross head is formed with ing plate 120 having shaped as at 120l (Figure 4) to clear the vertical shaftv 124 when moved back.

Mounted vertically in a support from the bars 40 is a short vertical sha 121 on which is keyed a spur wheel 122 driven b a pinion 123 on a vertical shaft 124 w ich receives motion through bevel gear wheels 125 from the lower end of the inclined shaft 501 The wheel 122 has mounted thereon dia- 'metrically opposite rollers 126, one roller being on the upper side of said wheel and the other roller on the lower side of same.

The wheel 122 is ada to be driven in the direction indicated in Figure4 and during the course of its rotation the upper roller 126 strikes the` back ofthe rtfection. 120 from the cross head 115 and raws back the bridle 114, rods 112, cross bar 110, sliding bars 106 and blades 104 carried by the latter, 'whereby the sprin 109 relative to said blades arecompr u.` IFurther mave-v ment of the wheel 122 causes the u per roller 126 to clear the projection 120 o the c a'pimjectf4 head 115, whereupon the blades 104 controlledor actuated through the latter are propelled or forced forward by their springs 109.

The lower roller 126 engages the projection 120 from the lower cross head 118 actuother blades 104 in a similar manating the ner, and therollers 126 being diametrically opposite each other the two sets of blades 104 are operated at regular intervals and once each during each revolution of the wheel Springs 127 (Figures 12 and 14) are provided on the rods 112 and 113 for the purpose of absorbing shock when the blades on being propelled forward by the springs 109 do not encounter resistance such as will occur on the shovel running empty.

In practice the shovel is put into position in front of the coal or other material to be shifted, and is forced into the head by for tion flush with the outer edge of same.

The angle or inclination of 4the ribs or projections 104a results in the coal or the like tending work towards the shovel centre and away from the sides.

The elevator for delivering the material from the shovel up on to the horizontal conve-yor, comprises a frame 128 (Figures 1 and 3) hinged at its lower ends to the rear of the shovel, and supported at its upper portion by a horizontal arm 129 from the pillar 39. The arm 129 terminates in a ork 130 between the members of which the frame 128 is located, said fork members also containing radial slots 131 the curves of which are struck from the centre of pivoting of the lower end of the frame 128. Projections 132 from the frame 128 enter the slots 131, and can be moved therein in order to alter the angle of inclination of the frame by means of screws 133.

f'lhe elevator belt 134 is of link construction with cross ribs or slats 135 projecting therefrom and passes around a roller 136 on the rear of the shovel, over rollers 137 on the frame 128, around a. roller 138 mounted vin bearings adjustable in slots in the upper end of the frame, by screws 139 over a ground driving roller 140 at the back of the frame, and belowan idle roller 141 and-over a roller 142 at the lower end of the frame. The upper roller 138 ismade adjustable in order to permit the belt 134 to be slackened or to be tightened as required, when the slope of the conveyor is being altered, while the idle roller 141 keeps the belt 134-in`driving contact with the grooved driving roller 140, which in turn is driven through a chain drive 143 and bevel gear 144 (Figure 3) from 'the inclined shaft 50 to the shovel.

The upper or horizontal endless conveyor belt 145 which receives the coal or other material from the elevator belt 134 and delivers it into. trucks or to where else desiredpasses around rollers 146, 147 (Figures 1, 2, 21, 28) on the ends of a frame comprising telescoping members 148, 149 respectively and from the rollers 147 passes inwards below the frame member 149 overV and around a roller 150 and then upwards over another roller 151 to pass outwards around a roller 152 the bearings 152a of which areslidable in hori- Zontal guides 153. From the sliding roller 152 the underside of the belt 145 passes to the rollers 146 at the end of the frame member 148. The upper side of the belt 145 is supported by rollers 154, the sp-indles 154 of which incline upwards and outwards from brackets 155 on the frame members 148, 149 so that the rollers 154 are set as shown in Figure 5 and give the upper side of the belt 145 a trough like formation in order to prevent the material being handled from passing over the sides of the conveyor. The rollers 146 and 147 are also inclined in a manner similar to the rollers 154. The brackets 155 on the frame member 148 are equally spaced apart brackets 155 on the frame members 149 are slidable on the latter and are connected by a rope 155 attached to the outer end of the frame member 149.

The -belt 145 is driven by a chain 156 from a chain wheel 157 loosely mounted on the shaft 5a (Figure 6) of the motor 5, to a chain wheel 151 geared with theroller 151, the latter being geared with the rollerl 150.

The chain wheel 157 (Figures 2 and 6) is adapted to be clutched to the shaft 5a per medium of a clutch 159 slidably keyed on the shaft 5, through a bell crank lever 160, one leg of which is connected to the lower end of a centrally pivoted lever 161, the latter being operated from the hand lever 162 through a. rod 163.

These means enable the belt 145 to be made to run or remain stationary as required.

The frame member 148 into which the member 149 slides is provided with trunnions 164, which rest in supports 165 rising from the to-p of the truck 1.

,Further projections 166 from the frame member 148 are entered in slots 167 in other supports 168 rising from the truck .1, the slots 167 each having a radius struck from thev trunnions 164, thereby enabling the frame members 148, 149, to be swung vertically on the trunnions 164. Means for adjusting the frame member 148 and for lockand are a fixture thereon while the emesse ing same in position when adjusted comprise hand screws 169 passing through the supports 168 and connected to rings 166EL on the' pr'jections 166.

he inner sliding frame member 149 has mounted at its inner end a roller 170`which bears upwards against the top of the outer stationary frame member 148,'the latter hav ing mounted underneath its outer end a roller 171 on which the sliding member 149 bears. y

'llhese rollers 170 and V171 facilitate the sliding ofthe memmr 149 into and out of the member 148.

The means for lengthening and shortening the belt 145 comprise ro es 172 attached to the bearings 152 of the s iding roller 152 and passing around guide pulleys 173 on the ends of the guides 153, said ropes 172 being wound on the ends of a drum 174 keyed on a s indle 175 mounted croways on the gui es 153.

The spindle 175 is provided with a hand` wheel 176 and when the drum is turned to wind in said ropes 172, the pull exerted on the latter draws the slidin roller 152 outwards which action causes e upper side of the belt 145 to shorten. To bring about the expansion or lengthening of the upper side of the belt 145, a rope 177 is attached to the inner end of the inner or sliding frame mem'- ber 149, said rope being accommodated in a groove v149n (Figures 5 and 21) in the under side of said member and passing downwards over the roller 171 and thence to the drum 174 on which it is wound the reverse way to the ropes 172. I v

As' the rope'177 is wound in to cause the inner sliding frame member 149 to move outwards and so lengthen the upper side of the belt 145, the ropes 172 unwind from the drum 174 and permit the sliding roller 152. to move inwards whereby the secti'on of beltingl between the ollers 151 and 152 shortens as the upper side of the belt lengthens.

0n the other hand as the ropes 172 areA wound onto the drumi174 to draw out the sliding roller 152 and lengthen the section of belt between the rollers 151 and152 and so shorten lthe u r side of the belt, the rope 177 is unwoun from the drum 174to permit the inner sliding frame member 149 to be forced into the stationary frame mpmber 148 by the shortening of said .upper slde.

As the frame member 149 moves outwards the rope 155 attached -to the lbrackets 155 and the end of the member 149, ensures the rollers 154 being evenly spaced.

1. A'machine of the character described comprising a truck, a shovel projecting therefrom including a stationary frame adaptedto be arranged parallel with and on the ground, material shifting' blades in the frame, anelevator, `an extensible conveyor,

and means for synchronously operating the blades, elevator and conveyor.

2. A machine of the character described comprising a truck, a shovel projecting therefrom including a stationary frame adapted to be arranged parallel with and on the ground, longitudinally shiftable blades in the frame adapted to be operated in sets for'the purpose of working the material towards the rear ofthe shovel frame, an elevator rising rearwardly from the shovel frame, an extensible conveyor for receivin the material from the elevator and for de ivcring the material where required, and'means for synchronously operating the blades, elevator and conveyor.

`3. A. machine of the character described including a shovel comprising sets of reciprocatory blades adapted to be drawn inwards from the shovel edge and to be-sprung outwards for the purpose specified.

4. In a machine of the character described including a shovel according to claim 3, wherein the parts are operated in sets, said sets operating alternately.

5. A machine of the character described including a truck, a support therein, a shovel projecting from the support including a frame and reciprocatory blades therein, means for reciprocatingy the blades, and means for swinging the shovel support during operation of the blades.

6. A machine of the character described including a truck, .a support thereon, a

.shovel projecting from the support and comblades for reciprocating in the frame, andy means for operating theblades.

8. In a machine of the kind specified, a shovel according to claim 7 wherein the blades are arrangedin alternately operated sets.

9. In a machine of the character' described, a shovel according to claim 7 wherein slotted guides are provided in the frame, and-cross bars reciprocating in the guides and havingl engagement with the blades for operating the same.

10. 1n a machine of the 'character ydescribed, a shovel according to claim 7 wherein the frame is provided with slotted guides,

slotted blade operating cross-bars passing through the bars and the slotted guides, mo-

tor operated gearing for drawing said crossbars rearwardly and for releasing the crosse bars wheny they reach their innermost positions, and springs forr forcing the` cross-bars forwardly when released.; 4' u U 11. In a machine of the;y character de scribed, a sho-vel as claimed in claim-7 wherein the reciprocatory blades are provided on j including a truck, a support mounted inthe their upper surfaces with inclined ribs.

12. In a machine of the characterl described, a shovel including a vframe having slotted guides, slotted blades in the frame, blade operating mechanism comprising an inclined shaftadapted to be operated througha gearing from a motor on the machine, toothed bevel wheels at the lower end of said shaft,'a pinion and spur wheel/operated through said bevel wheels, rollers on said spur wheels, cross-bars passing through the slotted plates and guides, rods connected to the outer ends of the cross-bars, cross rods connecting the inner ends of the last mentioned rods, cross head guides associated with the rods, cross heads operating in the cross head guides, plates projecting from the cross heads and operated in one direction by therollers, and springs for imparting outward movement to the shovel blades.

13. In a machine' of the character described a truck, a shovel support therein, a shovel including a frame supported -forwardly of the truck by the support, and means for operating the support so that the shovel frame can be raised and lowered moved sideways and drawn towards and projected from the truck.

14. In a machine of the character described a truck, an oscillatory and` tiltable shovel support slidably mounted therein, a shovel including a frame -normally supported 'forwardly of the truck by the support, manually controlled motor driven means in the truck for oscillating and reciprocating the support, and manually controlled motor-driven means for tilting the support so as to consequently raise and lower the shovel frame.

15. In a machine of the character described a truck, a shovel support therein, a shovel including a frame supported forwardly of the truck by the support, an elevator operably connected with and rising from the rear of the shovel frame, a vert cally adjustable and extensible conveyor arranged horizontally above the truck for receiving the material from the elevator, means between the shovel support and-the elevator for altering the angle of inclina tion` of the elevator with respect tothe shovel, and means for' altering the length of the elevator with respect to the conveyor.

16. In a machine as claimed in claim 15, -reciprocatory blades mounted in the shovel frame, a shaft mounted inthe support for end of the .shovel frame, means imparting reciprocatory movement to the blades, the elevator including grooved drivin and idle rollers and an endless belt operatmg thereabout, and means for transmitting movement from the inclined shovel blade actuating shaft tothe driving rollers so as to simultaneously operate the elevator.

17. A machine of the character described forward end thereof, a shovel includin a frame adapted to be supported para lel with the ground and upwardly of the truck from the support, an upwardly inclined elevator extending rearwardly from the rear between the upper end ofy the elevator and the shovel support for supporting the elevator, pairs of opposed supportsw rising from opposite sides of the topeof the truck, an endless extensible conveyor including a stationary section and an extensible section, the stationary Asection being rockably` supported for vertical movement between one of the pairs of last mentioned supports, and mean.l between lthe stationary section of the con/eyor and the other pair of opposed supports for releasably maintaining the conve or in the desired adjusted position with re ation to the upper end of the elevator.

18. An arrangement as claimed in claim 17, wherein lthe endless conveyor includes inclined rollers `projecting from opposite sides of the stationary and extensible sections, other rollers mounted at theopposed ends of the conveyor, an endless belt operating about,both sets of rollers and having a trough-like formation, a slidable roller arranged beneath the extensibleA section over which the conveyor belt operates, and means for-adjusting the position of the sliding roller longitudinally of the truck to vary the length of the upper side of the conveyor.

19. A machine of the character described i manually operable means for controlling the operation of the motor driven o erating means for the shoveling and e evating means.

20. A. machine as claimed in claim 17, wherein the endless conveyor includes. an

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endless belhxe and slicla'ble rollers on the veyor, substantially as and for the purposes 10 stationery an extensible section over which set fo lie upper side of the belt passes, gear drivln testimony whereof l have aixed my in rollers over which the lower part of the signature in presence of two witnesses.

logt passes, a, longitudinally adjustable sliding roller over which the lower portion of PAUL GROSl-EK. the t also passes, and means for adjusting Witnesses: ehe position of the sliding roller to shorten ERNEST SMITH BALDWIN,

and lengthen the upper portion of the eon- ERNEST WILFRED Boron CAREY. 

